Transferring Panel Data

Transfer is a process of moving hosting data (service plans, accounts, subscriptions with content, and so on) from one Panel server (source) to another server with Panel of the same version (destination server). Transfer lets you, for example, seamlessly move your Panel to a more productive server or from one Linux distribution to another.

Important: Transfer between different platforms is not supported. For example, you cannot switch from Panel for Windows to Panel for Linux.

You can transfer Panel data in the following ways:

• Transfer with the Migration & Transfer Manager utility (recommended).

  We recommend that you transfer hosting data using the Migration & Transfer Manager utility. This utility runs on a destination server and automatically copies hosting data from your source Panel. Learn how to transfer hosting data using Migration & Transfer Manager in the section Transferring Data with Migration & Transfer Manager.

• Transfer through backup files.

  If for some reason, Migration & Transfer Manager cannot connect to the source server (for example, due to firewall restrictions), you can transfer data from the source to destination server using backup files. To perform the data transfer, you should back up data on the source server, transfer the resulting archive file to the destination server manually, and restore the data on this server. You can back up and restore Panel data either through the Panel GUI, or by means of the command-line utilities pleskbackup and pleskrestore. Learn how to transfer data using backup files in the section Transferring Data Through Backup Files.

Transferred Objects and Settings

After you perform a transfer, the destination Panel will contain service plans, add-ons, customer accounts, and subscriptions that existed on the source server before the transfer. The majority of Panel settings will be transferred as well. However, there are objects and settings that are not transferred to the destination Panel, namely:

• Panel settings from the list below:
  • The list of connected databases and their settings (Tools & Settings > Database Servers)
  • The settings of Apache modules (Tools & Settings > Apache Modules)
  • Backup settings (Tools & Settings > Backup Settings)
• Customers' backup files and FTP repository settings (Control Panel > Websites & Domains > Backup Manager > Personal FTP Repository Settings).
• Panel extensions.
• Third-party software and services, for example, Adobe ColdFusion or Google services.

Administrators and customers should configure these settings and add missing objects manually.

Supported Transfer Scenarios

Best Practices

You might find useful the following Parallels Knowledge Base articles:

• Parallels Plesk Panel for Linux: Migration Best Practices and Usecases.
• Parallels Plesk Panel for Windows: Migration Best Practices and Usecases.

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